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Car Forum / MINI / November 2003Replacing the roof panel
Hi all. It's been awhile since I posted on this group. Those of you who have been hanging around here awhile may remember my post about my mini's roof being used as a trampoline in the new forest? Although the roof "popped" back up almost perfectly into shape, I've found it to be very weak now. Where we used to be able to have picniks on the roof (well, ok, not quite), it now bends and flops when a lorry goes by! SO, does anybody have any ideas? The way I see it, there are three possibilities... 1) Make it into a convertable (possible, though I'm not too keen) 2) Weld in some strips of sheet metal under the roof to re-inforce it?!? 3) Completely replace the roof panel. Ie, from a good scrap, cut off at the top of the pillars? Has anyone tried this? If so, could you let me know? Thanks for your help. Happy miniying (I know it's not a word, but it bloody-well should be!!) Dan > Hi all. It's been awhile since I posted on this group. Those of you > who have been hanging around here awhile may remember my post about my [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > on the roof (well, ok, not quite), it now bends and flops when a lorry > goes by! Perhaps you can place some of those thick black soundproofing boards (that stuff that looks like the material they place on flat roofs of buildings/sheds) on the inside of the roof, to get rid of the flopping?  SignatureBye, Ray http://home.hccnet.nl/raymond.van.elst/ Mobile robot, walker and I-Cybie, and Mini > Perhaps you can place some of those thick black soundproofing boards (that > stuff that looks like the material they place on flat roofs of > buildings/sheds) on the inside of the roof, to get rid of the flopping? That is a really good idea. You can get them from woolies quite cheap. http://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/ The Muffin Man hey if you are going to remove the roof make it lower with a slight rake oooooooooo seen a mini like this once yummy makka > Hi all. It's been awhile since I posted on this group. Those of you > who have been hanging around here awhile may remember my post about my [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Dan Or fit a sunroof, depends where the dent is, but the brittax small sunnroof has a metal frame & will make the roof rigid, or try & source a full length job, like fitted to the "british open mini! Steve. > hey if you are going to remove the roof make it lower with a slight rake > oooooooooo seen a mini like this once yummy [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > > > Dan > Or fit a sunroof, depends where the dent is, but the brittax small sunnroof > has a metal frame & will make the roof rigid, or try & source a full length > job, like fitted to the "british open mini! > > Steve. Try webasto for that. Perfect fit and quality for nice price (about 800 Euro's so that must be about 530 Pound ) hiya If you replace the roof dont expect the new one to be any better, rover pressings are thinner and of a more maliable steel Having said that you dont cut the pillars to replace the roof , you have to drill out the 2 or 300 spot welds inside the gutter rim then spot weld the new panel in. fragged > Hi all. It's been awhile since I posted on this group. Those of you > who have been hanging around here awhile may remember my post about my [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Dan Hey guys. Thanks for your response. I quite like the sound of the padding from woolies. I guess it's something similar to the stuff you get round the back of the dash shelf? That'd definately work! Anyway, she's in the garage at the moment getting about a million and one things fixed up for the MOT (had to cancel x-mas to get it through!) so I'll have a look at it when it comes back. Cheers, Dan > Hi all. It's been awhile since I posted on this group. Those of you > who have been hanging around here awhile may remember my post about my [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Dan It is like a thin bitumen slab that is fully self adhesive. Great for soundproofing doors and making them clonk instead of clang. I think it would be ideal for your purposes. The Muffin Man > Hey guys. > Thanks for your response. I quite like the sound of the padding from [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > > > Dan |
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